The Association of Ghana Startups, organizers of Ghana Startup Week (GSW) have unveiled the shortlisted nominees for the Ghana Innovation and Startup Awards 2023, an activity to be held during the GSW, scheduled for 12 – 15 December 2023.

GSW 2023 to be held under the theme: Youthful Startup Innovations; Fuelling Ghana’s Future Prosperity, at the Accra Digital Centre, is organized in collaboration with the National Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program, Ghana Enterprises Agency, National Youth Authority, Ghana Digital Centres Ltd, Venture Capital Trust Fund, GEC+ Africa 2024 and other key players in the Startup ecosystem.

GSW aims to promote ecosystem dialogue and knowledge management as an important driver of policy planning and implementation, as well as building capacities and highlighting the promising industrial sectors that attract investment or funding, continental trade, and sustainable growth of our economy to drive the engagement of Startups, SMEs, Youth, and Women entrepreneurs.

Activities such as the Ghana Startup Ecosystem Summit, Artisans/Non-Tech Startups Forum, and Startups Sectoral Forums, amongst other interesting activities, will be held during the week, including the Ghana Innovation and Startup Awards which seeks to celebrate the achievement of Ghana’s youth and the Startup ecosystem players.

The General public is admonished to visit www.ghanastartupweek.org to vote for their favorite startup to stand the chance of winning the ultimate price of a sponsored trip to South Africa to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in March 2024.

Below is a tabular representation of the categories and their respective nominees;

Innovation and Startup Awards 2023

Shortlisted Nominees

1. AGRITECH INNOVATION STARTUP OF THE YEAR



2. FASHION & BEAUTY STARTUP OF THE YEAR